Fritzy 22's Notizen, 31 Jul 24

Fritzy 22's Profil | < Vorheriger Eintrag |Nächster Eintrag >

I hate this time of year where I live! This has been the hottest quilt since I moved here in 2012 with probably 20-25 days with highs over 100 and it isn't cooling down enough at night to open the windows. Today isn't too hot so far, maybe 90, but it's so smoky outside it's better to just stay inside. Smoke is from the Park Fire which started near Chico, about 70 miles away.

Got a scale to keep an eye on my diabetic cat's weight. Marco weighed 21.6 pounds the first day and was 21.3 pounds this morning. His weight is double what Fritzy and Tony weigh. They are both about 10.8 pounds. They all eat about the same amount of food so I am not sure why Marco weighs so much. Hopefully, skipping snacks and extra meals will help. Sometimes the cats beg me for more food so I had been opening a small 3 ounce can to split between the 3 of them. Right now they all seem to know they aren't getting any extra meals.

21 Unterstützer Unterstützen

Kommentare

Good Job pet momma! It's really tough to say no, but it's the right answer. I know that when Bella was loosing wt. it was difficult at first. Just like humans as they feel better they're more active and they burn more calories.

31 Jul 24 vom Mitglied: SLYONE 22

Sounds like a good plan to help Marco. I hate this heat too.

31 Jul 24 vom Mitglied: -MorticiaAddams

Sorry about Marco's weight I lost my cat last year to diabetes he was 13 years old and a our baby. He had the opposite problem he could not gain weight when he first was diagnosed he was 20 pounds and at the end he was 10.6 pounds, it is the diabetes that causes his weight problems, so give him some extra cuddles.

31 Jul 24 vom Mitglied: Golfgirl60

Wow I don't know what I would do if there were fires all the time. Hang in there!

31 Jul 24 vom Mitglied: abbadabba

Thanks SLYONE 22! I'm hoping the vet will call me today. She was gone the other day when I picked Marco up after he spent the day there for the glucose curve. I remember a year ago when he had his last curve done she had said it was perfect. At that time he was getting 6 units of insulin twice a day. Maybe because things were so good they waited a whole year to have him in again. I'm trying to understand how things got so bad. He's eating the same and hasn't gained much weight. It's hard to understand how 3 cats eating the same amount of food have such different weights. 2 cats are normal at just under 11 pounds while Marco is so overweight. None of them so much beside sleep most of the day. Sometimes they get up to sit on the window sill watching the birds but not for long.

01 Aug 24 vom Mitglied: Fritzy 22

Thanks Morticia! At least we're through July which is typically the hottest month of the year. But the first week of August is forecast to be hot.

01 Aug 24 vom Mitglied: Fritzy 22

Thanks GolfGirl! Marco is 10. I think he was first diagnosed in early 2021. The vet said he could live a normal life with treatment. He seems to feel okay.. He is a big cat. 14-15 pounds would probably be a good weight for him. The other 2 cats look tiny next to him.

01 Aug 24 vom Mitglied: Fritzy 22

Thanks Abba! It's really difficult knowing at any time a fire could start that would mean evacuation. I get so stressed out, even when there's a nice breeze I think how wind makes a fire move faster. I won't stopped worrying until the rainy season starts, usually October

01 Aug 24 vom Mitglied: Fritzy 22


	Einen Kommentar abgeben Sie müssen sich anmelden, um einen Kommentar abgeben zukönnen. Klicken sie hier, um sich anzumelden.

Fritzy 22's Gewichtsverlauf

Kompletten Verlauf ansehen

Fritzy 22's Notizen, 31 Jul 24

Einen Kommentar abgeben

Fritzy 22's Gewichtsverlauf